Pictures,weight loss and exercise!

new look

This is my new old look. I chopped my bangs off last night. I have always had bangs and decided to grow them long and they bugged me so bad. I feel much better!






Well this is the last day of 2008, wonder how long it'll take me to remember to write 2009? I'm not one for New Years resolutions but I do have something I AM going to do in 2009. I want to exercise more and eat BETTER. I won't say diet because that's a mistake. I've been having leg pain but the test came back that all is good so I'm getting back on the elliptical and when it warms up a bit I'm getting back to walking more. I've gained about 20 lbs in 2 years! That has got to come off. So I'll be posting my accomplishments (and there will be some, thinking positive) on here and I figure if I get any readers then I'll have someone to "answer" to.
First post will be going up tomorrow....wish me luck and give me crap!

***Can anyone remind me how to resize pictures the EASY way?***

She doesn't always look pitiful....

I'm always posting pictures of Daisy and people always say Awwwww. I know people pity her because she's blind but she really doesn't act as though it bothers her at all. Today she was sleeping and the gas man arrived to fill us up with propane and she heard him. These next pictures were taken as she was preparing to eat him up!

"Grrr" What's that noise?

Don't worry, I'll scare them off!

Can you still hear them?

Listen....

It's hard to see but in the last 2 pics her hair was stickin up like a lil mohawk all down her back....she's 5 lbs of terror!

This ones from Friday night, she was happy here...not trying to eat anyone.
Y'all have a good one!

Quick Note!

Just a quick note to say I hope everyone had a great Christmas! We had a pretty good one, lots of food....more time on elliptical! How you like my sign? I love making these....wish I could do it for fun AND money! Y'all have a good one!!

Christmas Eve Eve

Banner #1 for niece Alexis

Banner #2 for niece Kennedy

Banner #3 I made for my youngest daughters friend, what's with all the orange and pink this year?

I made this sign for my oldest daughter, wasn't sure if she'd like it or not but she loved it! (big smile here)
I'll have to make another to send to KY for daughter #2. I've made wristies, da**it dolls, rice bags and rice eye mask...I am finished!
Although I do have a cute lil purse cut out....maybe after the new year. It'll be my first so I'll do it when things aren't so hectic. Now I'm off to finish making candy, I hope you all (?) have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Why won't they cooperate?

By they I mean wither blogger or Hughes net! It seems like they don't want me to post a blog that I've been wanting to do for days now. I have pictures to post and without them there is no blog!

....*big sigh* Hope to try again later and get some where.

I won a contest!

I won a pay it forward contest! This was the book I received and I got really lucky because I just started reading the Stephanie Plum series!! Loved the book! Yep, I have already finished it.

So after the Holidays I'll be hosting a pay it forward contest, stay tuned....

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!

I just wanted to alert everyone (2) that reads my blog that Design Mom is having a HUGE giveaway on December 12th!

12 amazing Giveaways. On December 12th. It's Twelve Days of Christmas!

Make sure you go by and check it out on 12-12-08, It will only last a few days so don't miss it!!

All work and no play.....

That's how I've been feeling lately. Work,work,work. I have a million things I want to do and can't find the time to do them because I'm busy doing the things I HAVE to do.
I did go to a baby shower, my cousins youngest daughter is having a boy, naming him Samuel Aiden. I think that's a pretty name. I made him a fleece blanket, those are so easy! I found the fleece a week or so ago in the clearance dept in walmart and bought it for ????, I didn't know who but I now know where it went! She loved it...thank God!

I also made some more tags, that can be addicting. No pic of them. :( I'm now making a name banner for a young girl that has taken to my youngest daughter, I think she'd move in with her if her mom would let her! I've never made a banner before so if anyone has any advice send it my way!

I also cut my hair...again. I think I like it like this so I'll leave it alone, for a while.


Nanci at Brambleberrycottage has contacted me and I'll be sending out her cutting board this week. Hopefully Tuesday! I've got a soft bed and a good book waiting for me so y'all have a great night!!

**I've tried to upload pics the whole time I was writing this blog and the uploader thing is not cooperating with me soooooo, If there's not ant on here then you know I gave up!**

And the winner is.....

I put the names in my trusty roll of packing tape...(it was handy) and squished them all around and a winner for the holiday cutting board was drawn. That winner was....

NANCI
from
Brambleberrycottage!

Nancy congratulations and I will be shipping it out to you as soon as I get the address!

**Nanci will have til Sunday the 8th to get back to me and if not I'll draw another name**

When Hearts listen....angels sing

I was looking through some old stuff today and came across some of my favorite quotes. I thought I'd share them on here with.....well with myself I guess. Yep, I'm feeling sorry for me....it just seems so hard to make friends on this site! Grrrr maybe it's just me, I'm going to post them anyway and then crawl in bed with my book.

By your own soul, learn to live
And if men thwart you take no heed.
If men hate you have no care.
Sing your song, dream your dream,
Hope your hope and pray your prayer.
~Parkenham Beatty~

To every man there openeth A way, and ways, and a way. And the high soul climbs the high way, And the low soul gropes the low: And in between, on the misty flats, The rest drift to and fro. But to every man there openeth A high way and a low, And every man decideth. The way his soul shall go.
~John Oxenham~

It takes years to build up trust, but only seconds to destroy it.
You can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that you'd better know something.
Don't compare yourself to the best others can do,
But to the best you can do.
It's not what happens to people that's important.
It's what they do about it.
Always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
You control your attitude or it controls you.
It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
Your background and circumstances may have influenced who you are,
But you are responsible for who you become.
Even if you do the right thing for the wrong reason,
It's still the wrong thing to do.

~Anonymous~

Help me name my Dotee.

I left the opening in the wrong spot,boy it was hard to pull her right side out!

I finally made my 1st Dotee doll...she's not perfect but I did learn a lot from making her and hope to do better next time, I love her anyway.I didn't have the right material for her face so I used what I had. I do need a name for her though...so if you wanna help me name her, leave your suggestion in the comments and if I choose your name I'll send you a present. Not sure what yet...I might give you some choices and let you choose. If you'd like to meet the lady who brought us the dotee doll then click here.

Her tail needs to be tighter to her body.

I've also been making some gift tags. I thought I'd share them also....

This is my favorite, i found this tag on my closet floor, I really need to straighten up the closet. I ripped up an old Christmas card and used some tissue paper and this was the end result....I think I'll keep this one!

These are going to a swap partner from swap-bot.com. I think they are cute with there little Christmas characters.The blue one on the far left has a wreath on it, it's hard to see. The blue one at the far right has a puppy and kitten sleeping together.

These are 2 little simple one with poems on them.
I made these for my daughter, they have her inital on the black side of 3 of them. There's 3 with snowmen, she loves snowmen. The 3 with the initals also have LIVE,LOVE,LAUGH on the red side...which looks pink in these pics.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these, they are all brown with the lil polka dots on the back and then the fronts have words on them. All of the cards are distressed.

Remember if you want a chance to win something , suggest a name for my dotee doll!!

Sock Swap

I got these oh so soft blue socks in the makin a wish swap on swap-bot.com. Christine got the perfect thing for these cold nights and I do appreciate them so much! The card is very pretty also.If your interested in swapping then jump over there and see what it's all about!

I had to share Daisy's love of corn with you guys.She ate this thing down to the cob!
Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving...remember to count your blessings.